A minimal BV action for Vasiliev’s four-dimensional higher spin gravity

A bstract The action principle for Vasiliev’s four-dimensional higher-spin gravity proposed recently by two of the authors, is converted into a minimal BV master action using the AKSZ procedure, which amounts to replacing the classical differential forms by vectorial superfields of fixed total degre...

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Published in:The journal of high energy physics 2012-10, Vol.2012 (10), Article 43
Main Authors: Boulanger, Nicolas, Colombo, Nicolò, Sundell, Per
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boundary conditions
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Elementary Particles
Gravitation
High energy physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Physics
Relativity Theory
String Theory
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Summary:A bstract The action principle for Vasiliev’s four-dimensional higher-spin gravity proposed recently by two of the authors, is converted into a minimal BV master action using the AKSZ procedure, which amounts to replacing the classical differential forms by vectorial superfields of fixed total degree given by the sum of form degree and ghost number. The nilpotency of the BRST operator is achieved by imposing boundary conditions and choosing appropriate gauge transitions between charts leading to a globally-defined formulation based on a principal bundle.
ISSN:1029-8479
1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP10(2012)043